Hall of Fame: Yea or Nay?

QMI Agency thought it would be fun to look at a handful of active players from each major North American sport and weight their chances of one day becoming Hall of Famers. (QMI Agency/Reuters/Files)

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Tracy McGrady: An argument can be made that McGrady should be excluded simply because he never won a championship during his time in the NBA. It's valid to a certain extent but the Hall of Fame is about the individual, not the team. McGrady can't be blamed for not having a strong supporting cast at various points in his career, can he? He can in Toronto, where Raptors fans blame him for just about everything else. YEA OR NAY: Nay to McGrady as a Hall of Famer. (QMI Agency/Files)

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Vince Carter: Another polarizing former Raptor -- ah, remember the halcyon days of Vinsanity and the description of him being "half man, half amazing"? -- Carter is an eight-time all-star, rookie of the year (1999) and, perhaps most memorably, a slam dunk contest champion (2000). Like it or not, Carter's best years came in a Raptors uniform but he's had success at his various other stops along the way -- New Jersey, Orlando, Phoenix and Dallas. YEA OR NAY: Like his cousin, McGrady, Carter is still without a championship ring. So it's a nay to Vince. (Dave Abel/QMI Agency/Files)

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Steve Nash: Unquestionably the best player Canada has ever produced, Nash is, however, a member of the NBA's never-won-a-title club. Now 39 and playing for the dysfunctional Los Angeles Lakers, it's unlikely Nash will get that elusive ring before he retires. But he's still got NBA cred. A two-time MVP (2005, 06), Nash was also named the ninth greatest point guard of all time by ESPN, no mean feat for the kid from Victoria who many thought would never even play in the NBA. YEA OR NAY: Call it national bias but, yea, Nash is a sure-fire Hall of Famer. (Armando Arorizo/QMI Agency/Files)

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Jarome Iginla: OK, so where exactly is Iginla playing this season? Boston or Pittsburgh. Right, it's Boston. It would have been so much simpler if Iginla had stayed in Calgary. But he had to leave Cowtown if he hoped to scratch winning a Stanley Cup off his to-do list. Even though Iginla was Mr. Everything with the Flames (virtually all of his 530 career goals and 576 assists and his six all-star nods came with them), and he's helped Canada to two Olympic golds and a couple of world titles (one junior), the Cup is the one glaring ommision on his resume. YEA OR NAY: A good guy off the ice and a nasty piece of work on it, Iginla is a Hall of Famer in our books. (Errol McGihon/QMI Agency/Files)

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Daniel Alfredsson: It would be interesting to see how Ottawa Senators fan would react to Alfredsson's status as a potential Hall of Famer. Before Alfie turned his back on the Sens to sign as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings, most probably would have given him the thumbs up. Now? Not so much. As a lifetime member of the Sens before this summer, Alfredsson has never won the Stanley Cup. But he's racked up 1,108 points in 1,178 games, impressive totals for anyone. YEA OR NAY: If, and only if, Alfie can win a Cup as a Red Wing should he get into the Hall of Fame. (Tony Caldwell/QMI Agency/Files)